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I disagree. Being able to adapt to many business arenas is a skill. This can be applied to anything. eg The software dev that has spent the last 10 years doing

by ramoz 8y ago

I disagree. Being able to adapt to many business arenas is a skill. This can be applied to anything. eg The software dev that has spent the last 10 years doing Java, can still be outshined by a recent college grad who is able to adapt/learn quick and can produce more "creative" or effective outcomes.

jondubois 8y ago
I've worked as an engineer in over 14 different software companies of all sizes over the last decade (including one Y Combinator company for 1 year) and I've interacted with hundreds of top engineers but I've never once seen a talented engineer 'straight out of college'. There is no room for lone creative geniuses in the software industry. It's more science than art. On the other hand, I've met plenty of very good engineers in their 40s; even those engineers who were never passionate about the work tend to become really good at it after a couple of decades.